Tinder is expected to launch the new feature dubbed "Incognito Mode" as part of the Safer Internet Day celebration on Tuesday, Feb.7.
The popular online dating app wants to give more control to the users through this feature. The global launch of this feature will happen anytime soon.
Tinder Launches Incognito Mode to Give More User Control
According to a report by TechCrunch, Tinder is rolling out a new feature that will grant users the ability to "fully" hide their profile from other users.
With the release of this feature, only those people who tapped Like will be able to be shown in the recommendations tab.
Scrolling through Tinder can give you a better view of the different personalities that you can meet on the internet. However, some people think that it's inappropriate to see themselves in someone else's recommendations sometimes that's why they want to have more control over their feed.
The Incognito Mode will be an exclusive feature that only Tinder Premiums, Gold, and Plus (+) subscribers can access.
"Incognito Mode is a new way of being able to control your experience," Tinder's VP of Product and Integrity, Rory Kozoll said in an interview with TechCrunch.
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Tinder's Block Feature and Loss Press Reporting
Aside from the ability to allow users to go in Incognito Mode, Tinder is also bringing the Block Profile feature to the app.
This update will help the users block all people who they don't want to see on the suggestions. Before they match up with someone, they can block a particular person/s so they won't be featured in the feed once again.
According to the company, this feature is designed for all users who are afraid of seeing their ex-partners, bosses, or co-workers on the online dating app.
In addition to the Block Feature, users will soon see the "Block Contacts" feature that will allow them to block people from their contacts.
If there's an unnecessary behavior that you want to report on the platform, you might want to take advantage of the upcoming "Long Press Reporting" feature.
Tinder says that it's a great way to report offensive chats from someone by simply long-press-clicking. This feature will also give users a safer messaging platform for strangers with malicious intentions.
Apart from the "Block" and "Long Press Reporting," the dating site will also introduce "Does This Bother You" and "Are You Sure" so users can know the way to classify content as "harmful."
This way, Tinder will prompt them about the harmful language used in the chat. Regardless if it's an emoji, a phrase, or a keyword, the app will flag it as "inappropriate" in a conversation.
Earlier this month, Tinder reportedly laid off 8% of its staff as user's app spending slowed down, according to a report by Reuters.
